If you like authentic Sichuan food, like you might get in a large city Chinatown then this is your place. I stop here on the way home to pick up some Sichuan Wonton in Spicy Chili Oil or Wonton Soup. We've also come here for birthday dinner, a whole fish and fresh vegetables. The food is fantastic.
Sichuan Palace Restaurant
978-256-8545
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The Sichuan Palace Restaurant is located at the Summer Street Crossing near the center of Chelmsford. This authentic Chinese restaurant and bar is open daily for both lunch and dinner. Customers can chose to either eat in or order for take-out. The extensive menu offers a wide variety of vegetables, seafood, beef, poultry, pork and soups. Sichuan Palace's house specials include exotic dishes such as Stir-fried Frog Legs with Green Chili Pepper and Kung Pao Pig Kidney. The restaurant is clean and elegantly decorated with a full-service bar set away from the main dining room.
- Fax: 978-256-7050
- Hours: Tue - Thu, 11:30am - 9:30pm; Fri, Sat, 11:30am - 10pm; Sun, noon - 9pm; Mon, closed
- Handicap Accessible: Ramp
- Payments accepted: American Express, Cash, Debit Card, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Products: Appetizers, soup, vegetables, rice, noodles, dumpling, desserts, house specials, drinks, lunch specials
- Food & dining options: Natural, Vegetarian
- General services: Delivery, Eat-in, Phone orders, Take-out
- Menu link: www.chuanbawangrestaurant.com/menu.html
- Specialties: Stir-fried Frog Legs with Green Chili Pepper, Braised Pork Hock in Brown Sauce
- ATM: No
- Parking: Free lot
- Private events: No
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Signature dishes: Sauteed Chicken with Chongqing Sauce, Fried Scallops, Whole Fish in Spicy Bean Soup, Dry-fried Shredded Beef with Vegetables, Beef Lo Mein, Vegetarian Lo Mein, Chicken Lo Mein, Noodles with Spicy Chili Sauce
- What dish is most representative of the restaurant?: Sichuan Wonton in Spicy Chili Oil
- Price level: $$
- Reservations: Accepted
- Features: Dinner, Lunch
- Atmosphere: Fun
Since the new owners took over, this is my go-to place for authentic Chinese, and it's right in town. Don't be afraid to step outside of the General Gau's comfort zone. There are plenty of Americanized Chinese food places around, but this place serves up the real deal, authentic dishes from Sichuan province. I became friendly with the staff and they know that when I ask for "ma la" ("numbing" from the Sichuan peppercorn, and "spicy" from the liberal use of chiles and chile oil), I know what I want, and they don't hold back. My favorites are the cumin lamb, sizzling fish dry pot, dan dan mein, dried beef Sichuan style (appetizer), sliced beef/tendon in chile sauce (appetizer), cucumber with scallion sauce (appetizer), bawang dry hot chicken, shredded pork in garlic sauce, shredded chicken with peppers, ma po tofu, kung bao chicken, and the amazing Sichuan green beans. Portions are good, prices reasonable, and the service is great.